Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, April 27, 2012, 4:35 AM

Obama arrives at his taxpayer funded campaign speech at the University of Iowa on Wednesday where he smeared Missouri conservative Rep. Todd Akin. (AP)

On Wednesday at a campaign stop at the University of Iowa, President Obama mischaracterized and ridiculedCongressman Todd Akin (R-MO) who is running for US Senate in Missouri. Obama’s attack came in response to a statement Akin made when asked about government funding of student loans at a debate last weekend.

Here is what Rep. Todd Akin said about the current administration during the debate:

“America has got the equivalent of the stage three cancer of socialism, because the federal government is tampering in all kinds of stuff it has no business tampering in. So first, to answer your question precisely, what the democrats did to get rid of the private student loans and take it all over by the government was wrong, it was a lousy bill, that’s why I voted ‘no’.”

The President responded by smearing Todd in front of students and supporters:

“You’ve got one member of Congress who compared these student loans – I’m not kidding here – to a ‘stage-three cancer of socialism.’ Stage three cancer?… Come on. Just when you think you’ve heard it all in Washington, somebody comes up with a new way to go off the deep end.”

in response to the President’s remarks, Todd said,

“The President’s attack mischaracterizes my comments. The cancer infecting our society today is not student loans themselves, but the massive expansion of federal government into every sector of private business. From Obamacare to the failed stimulus, and from Freddie and Fannie to student loans, this administration has consistently trampled private business and our personal freedoms to expand the power of the federal government.

“The President’s comments today show the deep divide between our philosophies of government – mine of states’ rights and free markets and his of socialistic government expansion.

Any Republican who is not afraid to use the word “socialism” in reference to Barack Obama’s policies gets a gold star in my book.

UPDATE: I spoke with Rep. Todd Akin on Thursday night and here is his response to this smear by President Obama.

“He’s good at personal attacks but bad at attacking problems. He uses the same solution on every problem – that is more government and more and more and more debt. Obamacare has taken over one-sixth of the economy and the government has pushed private lenders out of student loans. Now they’re creating the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of student loans. And as the government takes it over, more and more debt is created. The reason Obama is upset about use of the word socialism is because his administration is asserting the government into what was once private sector areas. The reason Obama is attacking me is that I don’t have the same faith in big government as he does.”

forest commented:

JKB commented:

Well, they don’t like it when you call socialism, socialism. It undoes all the work since the 1920s of dissembling the topic. So much so that almost everyone informed by the Academy since then buys into the myth. You have to go back before the conquest of the intellectual thought.

Here is a definition I find clear and distinct.

The Socialist, under this definition, would be the man who, in general, distrusts the effects of individual initiative and individual enterprise ; who is easily convinced of the utility of an assumption, by the State, of functions which have hitherto been left to personal choices and personal aims ; and who, in fact, supports and advocates many and large schemes of this character.

A man of whom all this could be said might, in strict justice, be termed a Socialist. The extreme Socialist is he who would make the State all in all, individual initiative and enterprise disappearing in that engrossing democracy of labor to which he aspires. In his view, the powers and rights of the State represent the sum of all the powers and all the rights of the individuals who compose it ; and government becomes the organ of society in respect to all its interests and all its acts. So much for the Socialist.

1RedBeard commented:

Finncrisp commented:

Obama does not have faith in big government. He has faith in the Communist Manefesto. I read it last week. Every act he has taken is right out of that play book. Bring an end to private property, Nationalize as many businesses as possible. Take control of the banks. Take control of agriculture. Erode the power of the wealthy through taxation; stunt growth and weaken systems to allow the workers and the enlightened ones of the ruling class to seize power. Violently.

This was written in 1847. What part of Barry’s agenda do you not see in this?

FU#K OBAMA commented:

mg4us commented:

I can’t help but notice the more Obama speaks these days and twists words to suit his script, the dumber he sounds. . not like a Harvard Grad or President of a GREAT Country but as a know-nothing street punk in a schoolyard. Name calling and personal attacking is so undignified for the office. .

If he cannot treat the Office of the President with respect, then he should be thrown out. He should be the President of ALL AMERICANS not just Holder’s people and socialists.

owl commented:

Good for Todd Akin. Bravo.

The problem is getting his voice out of the Silence. Every Republican should be backing Inhofe in making a stink over that crucify tape. They should all be up in arms and shouting about the taxpayer paying for Obama’s re-election.

Then shout about the vacation money being excessive. Ask how much 25 SS cost to protect a 13 yr old on spring break.

Robert commented:

“You’ve got one member of Congress who compared these student loans – I’m not kidding here – to a ‘stage-three cancer of socialism.’ Stage three cancer?… Come one. Just when you think you’ve heard it all in Washington, somebody comes up with a new way to go off the deep end.”

This paragraph in particular is campaign style rhetoric and is definitely NOT ‘discussing policy’ as Obama’s flacks claim that he is out doing, and on the taxpayer’s dime.